China Lottery Performance : Jan to June 2010 UP 23% YOY
For Jan-June 2010, total lottery sales recorded a growth of 23% YOY to RMB77.23 billion YOY (Jan-June 2009: RMB62.77 billion). Please refer to the attachment for breakdown.
The lottery sales data reveals:
I. WELFARE LOTTERY

Welfare Lottery accounted for about 58% (RMB44.7 billion) of total lottery sales for the period, up 25% YOY. Lotto games accounted for about 77.1% of total welfare lottery sales, followed by Instant Scratch Cards of about 15%, and VLT of about 8%.

a. Welfare Lotto

Welfare Lotto sales was RMB34.46 billion, up 11% YOY.

b. Welfare Instant Scratch Cards

Welfare Instant Scratch Cards sales was RMB6.69 billion, up 43% YOY.

c. Video Lottery

VLT sales reached RMB3.55 billion. Strong growth momentum maintained following the launch of new games across the nation since late 2009.

II. SPORTS LOTTERY

Sports Lottery accounted for about 42.1% (RMB32.53 billion) of total lottery sales for the period. Lotto accounted for about 57.8% of total Sports Lottery sales, followed by Instant Scratch Cards of about 24.8%, and Single Match Game of about 17.4%.

a. Sports Lotto

Sports Lotto sales increased by 12% YOY to approximately RMB18.78 billion.

b. Sports Instant Scratch Cards

Sports Instant Scratch Cards sales was RMB8.08 billion, up 8% YOY.

c. Single Match Game

Sports Single Match Game Sales was RMB5.67 billion, up 103% YOY due to nationwide rollout since December 2009.

Back